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After He Died From An Opioid Overdose, She Got A New Chance At LifeWhen Marlene Shay lost her son Adam to an opioid overdose, his organs went to Karen Goodwin, who was in treatment for drug addiction. If it wasn't for him, Goodwin tells Shay, "I wouldn't be here."Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:49:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/2017/11/17/564601167/after-he-died-from-an-opioid-overdose-she-got-a-new-chance-at-life?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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When Marlene Shay lost her son Adam to an opioid overdose, his organs went to Karen Goodwin, who was in treatment for drug addiction. If it wasn't for him, Goodwin tells Shay, "I wouldn't be here."

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]]>Emma BowmanSearching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor LiversThe nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 04:58:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/26/549224583/searching-for-a-fairer-way-to-distribute-donor-livers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.

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]]>Rob Stein'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney TransplantsWhen Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:03:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/24/533966000/interlaced-fingers-traces-roots-of-racial-disparity-in-kidney-transplants?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.

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]]>Michel MartinControversial Research On Creation Of Human-Animal Embryos PublishedResults from two sets of experiments provide encouragement to researchers working on "chimera" embryos that may someday be used to grow organs for transplantation into people.Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:46:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/26/511852229/controversial-research-on-creation-of-human-animal-embryos-published?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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Results from two sets of experiments provide encouragement to researchers working on "chimera" embryos that may someday be used to grow organs for transplantation into people.

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]]>Rob SteinShould Doctors Game The Transplant Wait List To Help Their Patients?A cardiologist knows how to game the system to get his patients bumped up the list for a heart transplant by giving them care they don't need. Is that being a good doctor — or a moral failure?Sun, 24 Jul 2016 05:00:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/24/486787474/should-doctors-game-the-transplant-wait-list-to-help-their-patients?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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A cardiologist knows how to game the system to get his patients bumped up the list for a heart transplant by giving them care they don't need. Is that being a good doctor — or a moral failure?

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]]>Matthew MovsesianA Transplanted Uterus Offers Hope, But Procedure Stirs DebateAt least one U.S. hospital is attempting uterine transplants for women born without a uterus, or who've lost it to disease. The surgery has yielded births in other nations, but poses real risks, too.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 04:40:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/01/478733899/a-transplanted-uterus-offers-hope-but-procedure-stirs-debate?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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At least one U.S. hospital is attempting uterine transplants for women born without a uterus, or who've lost it to disease. The surgery has yielded births in other nations, but poses real risks, too.

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]]>Rob SteinIn Search For Cures, Scientists Create Embryos That Are Both Animal And HumanResearchers experimenting with chimeric embryos say they could develop into adult pigs, sheep or cows with human organs that one day might be suitable for transplantation in people.Wed, 18 May 2016 14:08:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/05/18/478212837/in-search-for-cures-scientists-create-embryos-that-are-both-animal-and-human?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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Researchers experimenting with chimeric embryos say they could develop into adult pigs, sheep or cows with human organs that one day might be suitable for transplantation in people.

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]]>Rob SteinScientists Grow Primitive Human Kidneys In A DishScientists have tried for years to grow artificial kidneys in the lab. They've gotten a bit closer by using stem cells to create an "organoid" much like a fetal kidney. But it's missing key parts.Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:45:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/07/446351273/scientists-grow-primitive-human-kidneys-in-a-dish?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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Scientists have tried for years to grow artificial kidneys in the lab. They've gotten a bit closer by using stem cells to create an "organoid" much like a fetal kidney. But it's missing key parts.

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]]>Rob SteinThe Hard Work Of Waiting For A Hand TransplantKevin Lopez was born missing the fingers on his right hand. Now 20, Lopez has been on a waiting list for a hand transplant since turning 18.Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:57:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/409531019/the-hard-work-of-waiting-for-a-hand-transplant?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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Kevin Lopez was born missing the fingers on his right hand. Now 20, Lopez has been on a waiting list for a hand transplant since turning 18.

Location, location, location too often trumps medical need, some doctors say. But another solution to making the distribution of scarce organs fairer worries some transplant surgeons and patients.

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]]>Rob Stein'Lung In A Box' Keeps Organs Breathing Before TransplantsFor decades, doctors have transported donor organs chilled on ice in a plain old cooler. But a company is trying to come up with a better way to carry the lifesaving organs. The experimental machines keep hearts beating and lungs moving outside the body.Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:49:00 -0500https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/07/273174533/lung-in-a-box-keeps-organs-breathing-before-transplants?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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For decades, doctors have transported donor organs chilled on ice in a plain old cooler. But a company is trying to come up with a better way to carry the lifesaving organs. The experimental machines keep hearts beating and lungs moving outside the body.

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]]>Michaeleen DoucleffScientists Grow A Simple, Human Liver In A Petri DishThe tiny organs created from stem cells aren't complete, but they act like regular livers when transplanted into mice, Japanese scientists say. Still, it will be years before the synthetic organs could help people with liver problems, even if further research all works out as hoped.Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:11:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/07/04/198110553/scientists-grow-simple-human-liver-in-a-petri-dish?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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The tiny organs created from stem cells aren't complete, but they act like regular livers when transplanted into mice, Japanese scientists say. Still, it will be years before the synthetic organs could help people with liver problems, even if further research all works out as hoped.

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]]>Michaeleen DoucleffGirl's Need Breathes Life Into Debate Over Organ AllocationSarah Murnaghan, 10, has been moved to the adult waiting list for lung transplants. Murnaghan's parents are thrilled for their daughter, who's clinging to life. But a federal judge's ruling is also raising a number of concerns.Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:00:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/06/10/189270798/Girls-Need-Breathes-Life-Into-Debate-Over-Organ-Allocation?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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Sarah Murnaghan, 10, has been moved to the adult waiting list for lung transplants. Murnaghan's parents are thrilled for their daughter, who's clinging to life. But a federal judge's ruling is also raising a number of concerns.

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]]>Rob SteinWho's Next In Line For A Kidney Transplant? The Answer Is ChangingThe nonprofit in charge of distributing organs wants to revamp the system for distributing kidneys for the first time in 25 years. But some transplant specialists and bioethicists fear the changes could end up discriminating against some patients.Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:31:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/09/20/161475405/whos-next-in-line-for-a-transplant-the-answer-is-changing?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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The nonprofit in charge of distributing organs wants to revamp the system for distributing kidneys for the first time in 25 years. But some transplant specialists and bioethicists fear the changes could end up discriminating against some patients.

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]]>Rob SteinTax Breaks For Organ Donors Aren't Boosting Transplant SupplyThe tax incentives are intended to defray the organ donor's cost in medical care, travel and lost wages. By federal statute, it's illegal to pay someone for the organ itself. But the modest breaks available in some states haven't made a dent.Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:46:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/30/160338259/tax-breaks-for-organ-donors-arent-boosting-transplant-supply?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=organtransplant
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The tax incentives are intended to defray the organ donor's cost in medical care, travel and lost wages. By federal statute, it's illegal to pay someone for the organ itself. But the modest breaks available in some states haven't made a dent.